On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of
The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack
36 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?”
37 shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would
38 . But I jumped up, ran up the
39 to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,
40 raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they
41 security guards and take me from the stage?
42 my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any
43 voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the
44 to come to us. We must take
45 to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I
46 to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails
47 my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy
48 other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no
49 . As I sat down at my computer to
50 my e-mails, I
51 woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely
52 that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We
53 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)
54 way. So we don’t try. We
55 . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?
| 小题1: | | A．brought in | B．reached for | C．took over | D．handed in |
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| 小题2: | | A．Cheers | B．Shouts | C．Heads | D．Hands |
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| 小题3: | | A．offer | B．trust | C．like | D．choose |
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| 小题4: | | A．path | B．road | C．steps | D．route |
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| 小题5: | | A．thoughts | B．opinions | C．ideas | D．plans |
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| 小题6: | | A．ask | B．call | C．demand | D．order |
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| 小题8: | | A．noisy | B．doubtful | C．meaningful | D．helpful |
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| 小题9: | | A．opportunities | B．consequences | C．results | D．aims |
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| 小题10: | | A．step | B．measure | C．way | D．action |
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| 小题11: | | A．expected | B．tried | C．permitted | D．managed |
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| 小题12: | | A．stating | B．describing | C．presenting | D．sharing |
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| 小题14: | | A．news | B．message | C．response | D．reaction |
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| 小题15: | | A．check | B．examine | C．inspect | D．review |
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| 小题16: | | A．gradually | B．suddenly | C．immediately | D．slowly |
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| 小题17: | | A．desiring | B．claiming | C．begging | D．dreaming |
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| 小题18: | | A．particularly | B．honestly | C．falsely | D．correctly |
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| 小题19: | | A．difficult | B．impressive | C．early | D．natural |
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| 小题20: | | A．give up | B．put up | C．take up | D．set up |
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